The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
loudonii for John Claudius Loudon (1783–1843), Scottish gardener, architect and<br />
author of several major gardening works<br />
louisianicus -a -um, louisianus -a -um from Louisiana, USA<br />
loureirii for João de Loureiro (1715–96), Portuguese missionary in Cochin China<br />
(Vietnam)<br />
Lowia for Sir Hugh Low (1824–93), collector in Borneo (Lowiaceae)<br />
loxo- slanting, oblique-, locoj, loco-<br />
Loxococcus Oblique-fruit, loco-kokkoj<br />
Loxodera Oblique-callus, loco-derw<br />
Loxogramma Oblique-lined, loco-grammh (the sori)<br />
loxophlebus -a -um having oblique veins, loco-(fley, fleboj)<br />
Loxoscaphe Oblique-bowl, loco-skafh (the shape of the indusium)<br />
Loxosoma Oblique-body, loco-swma (the sporangial annulus is incomplete)<br />
Loxostylis Oblique-style, loco-stuloj<br />
lubbersianus -a -um for C. Lubbers (1832–1905), Professor of Botany at Brussels<br />
lubricatus -a -um, lubricus -a -um smooth, slippery, hazardous, lubrico, lubricare<br />
lucalensis -is -e from the environs of the Lucala river, Angola<br />
lucanius -a -um from Luca, Malta<br />
lucens shining, present participle of luceo, lucere, luxi<br />
lucernensis -is -e from Lucerne, Switzerland<br />
lucernus -a -um from Lucerne, Luceria, Switzerland, lucerna, a lamp<br />
lucescens shining, glittering, present participle of lucesco, lucescere<br />
luchuensis -is -e from the Ryukyu-shoto archipelago, S Japan<br />
luciae for Madame Lucie Savatier<br />
lucianus -a -um from St Lucia, W Indies<br />
lucidrys the epithet for the hybrid Teucrium chamaedrys lucidum<br />
lucidus -a -um bright, clear, shining, luceo, lucere, luxi<br />
luciferus -a -um of the morning star (Venus or Lucifer); shining, flowering in the<br />
morning<br />
luciliae for Lucile Boissier (1822–49), wife of Edouard Boissier<br />
lucis -is -e of exposed habitats; bright, light, lux, lucis<br />
lucombianus -a -um for William Lucombe (c. 1696–1794) of Exeter, nurseryman<br />
luconianus -a -um from Luzon, Philippines<br />
lucorum of woodland or woods, lucus, luci<br />
luctuosus -a -um lamentable; sad, sorrowful, luctuosus<br />
luculentus -a -um bright, excellent, full of brightness, lux, lucis<br />
Luculia from a Nepalese vernacular name, luculi swa<br />
ludens of games, sportive, ludo, luderi, lusi, lusum<br />
ludibundus -a -um safe, easy, playful, ludibundus<br />
ludicrus -a -um sporty, showy, theatrical, ludicer, ludicri<br />
ludificans ridiculing, thwarting, ludifico, ludificare; ludificor, ludificari, ludificatus<br />
ludovicianus -a -um from Louisiana, USA (Ludovicia), or for Louis XIV<br />
Ludwigia for Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709–73), German botany professor at<br />
Leipzig<br />
lueddemannianus -a -um for Gustave Adolphe Lüddermann (d. 1884), Paris nurseryman<br />
Luetkea for F. Lütke (1797–1882), commander of the fourth Russian voyage around<br />
the world<br />
Luffa Loofah, from the Arabic name, louff, for Luffa cylindrica<br />
lugdunensis -is -e from Lyons, Lugdunum, France<br />
lugens mourning, downcast, present participle of lugeo, lugere, luxi<br />
lugubris -is -e mournful, lugubris<br />
lujiangensis -is -e from Liu Chiang (Liujiang), Kwangsi, China<br />
Luma, luma from a Chilean vernacular name for Myrtus luma<br />
lumbricalis -is -e worm-like, lumbricus, lumbrici<br />
Lumbricus, lumbricus Earthworm, lumbricus, lumbrici (some algae are wormshaped,<br />
lumbricoid)<br />
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